What is the Least Common Multiple of 35857 and 35866?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 35857 and 35866 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 35857 and 35866, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(35857,35866) = 1
LCM(35857,35866) = ( 35857 × 35866) / 1
LCM(35857,35866) = 1286047162 / 1
LCM(35857,35866) = 1286047162

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 35857 and 35866 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 35857 and 35866. First we will calculate the prime factors of 35857 and 35866.

Prime Factorization of 35857

Prime Factorization of 35866

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 35857 and 35866.

LCM(35857,35866) = 23¹ × 1559¹ × 2¹ × 79¹ × 227¹
LCM(35857,35866) = 1286047162